Greetings y'all, hurray, it's monday and the start of another beautiful week where many "good things" are going to happen to be grateful for. They do for me, and I hope they do for you, you, and you.
And whoopee, my Tampa Bay Bucs won their first game of the year and now at least they can't lose all their games. (only won 3 all last year). My Rays lost, boo hoo, and tonight the Yanks. We'll beat them.
Now I may have touched on this before, but it is appropo to the times, so bear with me, huh?
A Commentary, by Bob R. Sanders of Fort Worth Star Telegram, listening to National Public Radio, a local conservative talk show,heard, at one point, a caller called offended by a remark on the program stating that Buddhism was older than Christianity. The caller insisted that there was absolutely no religion older than Christianity.
As a matter of fact Buddhism dates between the 4th and 6th century B.C., as in before Christ.
The commentator made this observation, "what makes people, especially Christians, so arrogant, and frankly, so bigoted. (And the writer is a Christian).
As he further said, " that is just the way it is with some folks. If you don't believe what I believe, Christians or not, hell is definetly reserved for you.
Talk about separation. Why do some people find it so hard to accept and respect others who have different beliefs. Certainly many of the principles of Buddhism are not that much different than those in other religions. Principles like --seeking wisdom, respecting others, and leading a moral life.
It seems, said Sanders, that too often we become like feuding children, gragging about whose God is the biggest, boldest, oldest; whose religion teachings are most divine??
On he goes, tht we live in a nation that incorporated freedom of religion as a founding principle. People in the country have a right to believe in anything or nothing.
If human beings have a set of values, regardless where they come from, that instructs them in the decent treatment of others, then we ought to applaud that without trying to fault their religion.
It might do us all good to study ( and perhaps practice) a little Buddhism from time to time. It might make us a little stronger, wiser, and morally fit.
As a Nichiren Buddhist, I heartely agree. ( I remind that I was a minister's son, and a former Christian), so let us just consider this an unbiased dialogue. For today, nice people. Cheers CJ
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